Ryan Phillippe and Amanda Seyfried Dating...Seriously

Ryan Phillippe has been a busy man lately. It seems that when he quietly split from Abbie Cornish earlier in the year, he was going to throw himself in to work. Well, maybe he did. But he also appears to have quietly thrown himself in to a relationship as well.

Can you guess who he started dating a month or so ago?

It seems Amanda Seyfried, star of Mama Mia!, has captured his attention. The two were spotted out just this week having a quiet lunch. Or at least it was quiet until someone recognized them and blew their cover. Even though this is the first news of them being out and together, “friends” of Ryan quickly got to the press and say it has been going on a while.

Why would friends do something like that?

From E! Online:

The sparks were flying between the duo at Quality Food on 3rd St., according to an eyewitness.

"They were incognito," a source tells me, "He was in a baseball cap and she had on a big jacket. They seemed to want to keep a super low profile but looked comfortable around each other."

Amanda and Ryan were "laughing and flirty," as she sipped on hot tea. After eating, the two left out the back entrance to avoid the paps outside.

"They've been hanging out a lot," another source close to Ryan tells E!, "They both are surprised they haven't been caught by the paparazzi."

"I'm not sure if they are exclusive, but I know he likes her a lot," the source says.

Just last week, they didn't bother trying to hide their affection during a dinner date at Soho House.

"They were laughing and kissing the entire time," an onlooker says.

Do you think they have long term potential? He’s about ten years older than her…can they make it work?